Israel's Shabak domestic spy agency arrested a UN official based in Gaza three weeks ago, who was responsible for providing security there for UN-affiliated institutions. Hamdan Temraz was on his way to meet with his UN colleagues in Jerusalem, when he was arrested by the Shabak at the Erez border crossing. I reported this story when it happened (it was … [Read more...]
Austria Gives Palestinian Asylum-Seeker Life Sentence on Basis of Suspect Shabak Evidence
חשיפה: הפלסטיני שנשפט (במעורבות השב"כ) למאסר עולם באוסטריה הוא עבד אל-כרים אבו חבל An Austrian court this week sentenced a Palestinian asylum seeker to life in prison for allegedly conspiring via social media to execute grenade attacks in Jerusalem. The prisoner's name may not be reported in Austria and has not been reported in Israel either. But his … [Read more...]
Israel-Jordan Crisis Deepens as Jordan Exposes Identity of Shin Bet Killer, Ziv Moyal
UPDATE: Ben White tweeted that Reuters published a story a week ago naming Moyal. But apparently the IDF censor compelled Reuters to remove the name, which it did. There are a few online sources which continue to display the original version of the story with Moyal's name. Jordanian authorities have published for the first time the name of the Israeli … [Read more...]
Netanyahu’s Big Climb-Down: All Surveillance Cameras Removed from Al Aqsa, Status Quo Ante Restored
Bibi Netanyahu has performed a major "climb-down" and withdrawn all Israeli video surveillance equipment and crowd control railings (English article) from the al Aqsa enclave in Jerusalem. Video cameras which had been installed on overhead rods after two Israeli police were killed two weeks ago, have been removed (see video of the removal). Israeli media … [Read more...]